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"Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. is the clear favorite of Illinois Democrats
among the party¹s top five candidates to succeed Barack Obama as the
state¹s junior U.S. senator.

The Chicago congressman who has been openly campaigning for the job has
the support of 36% of Illinois Democrats, according to a new Rasmussen
Reports telephone survey in the state taken Tuesday night.

Tammy Duckworth, director of Illinois¹ Department of Veterans Affairs,
is next with the backing of 29%, followed by state Attorney General Lisa
Madigan with 17%.

Another congressman mentioned for the post, Rep. Jan Schakowksy, has
eight percent (8%) support, with Emil Jones, president of the Illinois
Senate, at two percent (2%). Just seven percent (7%) of Democrats are
not sure which candidate they prefer.

Rod Blagojevich, Illinois¹ Democratic governor and consistently one of
the most unpopular state chief executives in the country, has said he
will appoint Obama¹s successor during the Christmas holidays. Obama has
not endorsed anyone for the post for the seat which he resigned
following his election as president.

Just 15% now say Blagojevich is doing a good or excellent job as
governor, while 61% rate his performance as poor. Both numbers mark an
improvement for Blagojevich from his numbers in the final Rasmussen
Reports survey just before Election Day. to With just two years
remaining in Obama¹s Senate term, a key issue for Democrats is the
electability of the fill-in senator in 2010. "

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> "Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. is the clear favorite of Illinois Democrats
> among the party's top five candidates to succeed Barack Obama as the
> state's junior U.S. senator.

It's a good thing that he's not like his father. Jackson, Jr. even
condemned his father for that nutty remark about Obama.